Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Johnson

#1,416 most common boys' name of all time · #3,419 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#1,416
Rank overall
#3,419 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
7,043
Since 2016
518
Peak year
2000 #1,214
Best rank
#327 1905
Girls Boys peak 111/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Johnson is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 34 34 #3,382
2024 — 32 32 #3,526
2023 — 48 48 #2,695
2022 — 49 49 #2,675
2021 — 46 46 #2,733
2020 — 62 62 #2,214
2019 — 59 59 #2,310
2018 — 55 55 #2,386
2017 — 61 61 #2,186
2016 — 72 72 #1,992
2015 — 75 75 #1,934
2014 — 61 61 #2,208
2013 — 62 62 #2,141
2012 — 64 64 #2,106
2011 — 72 72 #1,927
2010 — 60 60 #2,189
2009 — 85 85 #1,774
2008 — 71 71 #1,981
2007 — 95 95 #1,622
2006 — 94 94 #1,565
2005 — 78 78 #1,711
2004 — 87 87 #1,531
2003 — 97 97 #1,382
2002 — 79 79 #1,557
2001 — 82 82 #1,485
2000 — 111 111 #1,214
1999 — 78 78 #1,472
1998 — 65 65 #1,605
1997 — 85 85 #1,328
1996 — 102 102 #1,157
1995 — 93 93 #1,202
1994 — 87 87 #1,245
1993 — 106 106 #1,086
1992 — 87 87 #1,198
1991 — 92 92 #1,147
1990 — 89 89 #1,149
1989 — 98 98 #1,047
1988 — 91 91 #1,032
1987 5 99 104 #949
1986 5 89 94 #974
1985 — 82 82 #1,007
1984 — 68 68 #1,086
1983 — 85 85 #956
1982 — 92 92 #934
1981 — 63 63 #1,158
1980 — 55 55 #1,239
1979 — 36 36 #1,601
1978 — 30 30 #1,761
1977 6 21 27 #2,208
1976 — 35 35 #1,545
1975 — 25 25 #1,888
1974 — 32 32 #1,555
1973 — 18 18 #2,220
1972 — 30 30 #1,568
1971 — 22 22 #1,922
1970 — 19 19 #2,060
1969 — 29 29 #1,498
1968 — 31 31 #1,397
1967 — 29 29 #1,416
1966 — 31 31 #1,377
1965 — 37 37 #1,256
1964 — 43 43 #1,176
1963 — 41 41 #1,216
1962 — 31 31 #1,404
1961 — 42 42 #1,223
1960 — 38 38 #1,277
1959 — 29 29 #1,472
1958 — 27 27 #1,513
1957 — 41 41 #1,215
1956 — 26 26 #1,535
1955 — 31 31 #1,373
1954 — 41 41 #1,174
1953 — 40 40 #1,177
1952 — 45 45 #1,084
1951 — 39 39 #1,155
1950 — 46 46 #1,042
1949 — 45 45 #1,052
1948 — 60 60 #882
1947 — 51 51 #1,000
1946 — 40 40 #1,096
1945 — 47 47 #944
1944 — 55 55 #854
1943 — 51 51 #934
1942 — 54 54 #902
1941 — 37 37 #1,069
1940 — 32 32 #1,186
1939 — 37 37 #1,055
1938 — 44 44 #954
1937 — 37 37 #1,059
1936 — 37 37 #1,056
1935 — 39 39 #1,024
1934 — 40 40 #1,026
1933 — 38 38 #1,058
1932 — 54 54 #869
1931 — 33 33 #1,198
1930 — 52 52 #932
1929 — 58 58 #870
1928 — 66 66 #807
1927 — 57 57 #900
1926 — 61 61 #845
1925 — 57 57 #891
1924 — 64 64 #859
1923 — 63 63 #855
1922 — 52 52 #979
1921 — 85 85 #708
1920 — 69 69 #807
1919 — 77 77 #723
1918 — 79 79 #714
1917 6 54 60 #865
1916 — 70 70 #718
1915 — 74 74 #675
1914 — 52 52 #727
1913 — 32 32 #858
1912 — 42 42 #653
1911 — 18 18 #764
1910 — 24 24 #588
1909 — 24 24 #539
1908 — 17 17 #643
1907 — 16 16 #646
1906 — 25 25 #449
1905 — 38 38 #327
1904 — 20 20 #487
1903 — 14 14 #604
1902 — 13 13 #630
1901 — 18 18 #458
1900 — 36 36 #370
1899 — 22 22 #398
1898 — 10 10 #715
1897 — 11 11 #666
1896 — 20 20 #450
1895 — 13 13 #585
1894 — 6 6 #982
1893 — 13 13 #551
1892 — 20 20 #439
1891 — 24 24 #356
1890 — 16 16 #477
1889 — 13 13 #536
1888 — 18 18 #454
1887 — 11 11 #565
1886 — 11 11 #589
1885 — 13 13 #532
1884 — 13 13 #529
1883 — 12 12 #538
1882 — 11 11 #582
1881 — 11 11 #544
1880 — 13 13 #512